Lifting this door

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Good Morning Everyone,

I would like to do a good deed at home at lift this door a little bit so the lock and the dead bolt engage smoothly.
I try tightning the upper hinge but it's already screwed to death

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Would anyone be keen to give me some possibilities ?

Thanks for your time,

Alexis
 
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I would remove the right leaf from the wall, then remove the upper hinge from the door leaf, then use a sharp chisel (or a router if you have one) and remove about 1/8" of wood beneath the upper hinge, re-install hinge and door leaf.

The visible gap (as shown in your picture) at the top right (of the right-hand door leaf) should be minimized, thus tilting the entire panel upright. Hopefully, thereafter, your deadbolt might engage upon attempted realignment.
 

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